Benfica 1-3 Sporting CP: result and report

Liga Portugal · Friday 3 December 2021

Result

Benfica 1-3 Sporting CP

Liga Portugal · Friday 3 December 2021, 21:15 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Benfica 1-3 Sporting CP: match report

Benfica were beaten by Sporting CP 1-3 in Liga Portugal on Friday 3 December 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Pablo Sarabia opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Benfica's goal came from Pizzi (90+6'). Sporting CP scored through Pablo Sarabia (8'), Paulinho (62') and Matheus Nunes (68').

Discipline: Benfica received 3 yellow cards; Sporting CP received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Benfica were 3rd on 28 points from 11 and Sporting CP 2nd on 32 points from 12. Benfica went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and Sporting CP 2nd with 85.

Benfica lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Sporting CP in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Matheus Nunes of Sporting CP (8.2), ahead of Pablo Sarabia (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Benfica win, 0 draws and 1 for Sporting CP.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

1'Yellow card · Zouhair FeddalSporting CP
1'Yellow card · PaulinhoSporting CP
8'Goal · Pablo SarabiaSporting CP · 0-1
20'Yellow card · Pedro PorroSporting CP
22'Yellow card · Jan VertonghenBenfica
27'Yellow card · Julian WeiglBenfica
33'Yellow card · Pablo SarabiaSporting CP
45+3'Yellow card · Pedro GonçalvesSporting CP
62'Goal · PaulinhoSporting CP · 0-2
68'Goal · Matheus NunesSporting CP · 0-3
73'Yellow card · Ricardo EsgaioSporting CP
89'Yellow card · Adel TaarabtBenfica
90+6'Goal · PizziBenfica · 1-3

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Benfica 1, draws 0, Sporting CP 1.

Benfica 4-3 Sporting CPLiga Portugal · 15 May 2021
Sporting CP 1-0 BenficaLiga Portugal · 1 Feb 2021

Team news

Unavailable

Rodrigo PinhoBenfica · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Lucas VeríssimoBenfica · injury (Ruptured cruciate ligament)
Alexander BahBenfica · injury (Concussion)
Hidemasa MoritaSporting CP · injury (COVID 19)
Rafael CamachoSporting CP · injury (Unknown Injury)
Tiago IloriSporting CP · injury (Unknown Injury)
Jeremiah St. JusteSporting CP · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Nemanja RadonjićBenfica · injury (Muscle Injury)
João PalhinhaSporting CP · injury (Muscle Injury)
Sebastián CoatesSporting CP · injury (COVID 19)
Jovane CabralSporting CP · injury (Knock)
Rúben VinagreSporting CP · injury (Sprained Ankle)

Benfica expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Odysseas Vlachodimos, Jan Vertonghen, Alejandro Grimaldo, Nicolás Otamendi, Lucas Veríssimo, João Mário, Julian Weigl, Rafa Silva, Roman Yaremchuk, Everton

Sporting CP line-up (3-4-3)

Antonio Adán, Luís Neto, Gonçalo Inácio, Zouhair Feddal, Pedro Porro, Matheus Nunes, Manuel Ugarte, Matheus Reis, Pedro Gonçalves, Paulinho, Pablo Sarabia